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Our arts reporter's top picks for the week ahead

Tickets for Friends! The Musical Parody go on sale Oct. 28

Band's fourth album, Wrong, is of the punk genre’s most acclaimed efforts

Some local live-event ­venues will continue to feel the ­pandemic pinch, despite the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government’s decision to remove capacity restrictions on indoor organized events and gatherings starting Monday.

MUSIC What: Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Where: The Port Theatre, 125 Front St. (Nanaimo) When: Oct. 25, 7 p.m. (future performances Nov. 1 and 10) Tickets: $30 ($15 for livestream) from tickets.porttheatre.

The upcoming 37-date North American tour by acclaimed comedian Tig Notaro includes just three stops in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — one of which is in Victoria.

Toronto performer Eamon McGrath kicks off four dates on Vancouver Island with a free show Wednesday at Herald Street Brew Works (506 Herald St.).

The Bastion Square area will be home to a multi-faceted event Thursday with neighbourhood revitalization as its focus.

Organizers of the Victoria Film Festival are saluting James Bond by returning to one of the spy franchise’s most celebrated entries for a swanky affair on Friday.

The first première at IMAX Victoria in more than 18 months is set for this weekend, which comes at an opportune time for fans who are making the seasonal switch and turning to indoor activity for their entertainment.